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US Navy tests laser weapon that shoots down drones on the USS George H.W. Bush supercarrier — ‘system tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple target drones,’ has essentially unlimited power source (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Mark Tyson | get Laser Weapon Defense System → | tags: locust laser weapon system, us navy, george h.w. bush

32.

Community Votes to Deny Water to Nuclear Weapons Data Center (slashdot.org)

2026-04-24 | tags: los alamos national laboratory, hyperscale data centers, ypsilanti township

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Iran War Has Drained U.S. Supplies of Critical, Costly Weapons (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | tags: iran, u.s. supplies, weapons

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US Space Command: Russia is now operationalizing co-orbital ASAT weapons (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-23 | tags: russia, nivelir, anti-satellite weapons

35.

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain (engadget.com)

2026-04-19 | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, silicon valley, ai weapons

36.

Air is full of DNA (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | by Irwin | get Air Purifier with HEPA Filter → | tags: environmental dna, university of washington, airborne dna

37.

Google, Pentagon Discuss Classified AI Deal (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get AI Pentagon Collaboration Kit → | tags: google, pentagon, gemini ai

38.

Ask HN: I quit my job over weaponized robots to start my own venture (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-14 | get Robotics Development Kit → | tags: boston dynamics, unitree, teleoperated weapons

39.

FAA approves military use of drone-killing laser weapons in US airspace — decision comes after it was decided ‘systems do not present an increased risk to the flying public’ (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-14 | by Mark Tyson | tags: faa, military drones, laser weapons

40.

The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-14 | by Irwin | get DNA Test Kit → | tags: environmental dna, university of washington, airborne dna

41.

The Future of Everything Is Lies, I Guess: Safety (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-13 | tags: machine learning, openai, large language models

42.

The Pentagon is doubling down on laser weapons research (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-12 | tags: pentagon, laser weapons, directed energy

43.

The Intelligence Failure in Iran (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-06 | by Shane Harris | tags: iran, intelligence community, nuclear weapons

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UK confirms drone-killing DragonFire laser weapon for Royal Navy destroyers by 2027 —laser downs 400mph high‑speed drones, costs $13 per shot (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Luke James | tags: dragonfire, mbda uk, royal navy

45.

Would You Let AI Day Trade Your Money? (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-03 | get AI Trading Bot → | tags: cyberweapon, cat memes, jobs

46.

The Navy brought a retired laser weapon back for a new drone fight (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | get Laser Weapon Defense System → | tags: navy, laser weapon, directed-energy

47.

The College Student—and His Cat Meme—Who Hunted the World’s Biggest Cyberweapon (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-03 | get Cybersecurity Starter Kit → | tags: cyberweapon, benjamin brundage, internet attacks

48.

Zach Cregger Recruits Second Zach for His Aunt Gladys Spinoff (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-01 | tags: zach cregger, zach shields, weapons

49.

America’s Best New Weapon in Iran Is a Drone Inspired by Iran (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-04-01 | get DJI Air 2S Drone → | tags: iran, drone, toyota corolla

50.

Jupiter's Lightning May Have the Force of Nuclear Weapons (slashdot.org)

2026-03-29 | by Posted | tags: jupiter, lightning, nuclear weapons

51.

Court temporarily blocks US government from labeling Anthropic as a 'supply chain risk' (engadget.com)

2026-03-27 | get AI Safety and Ethics Book → | tags: anthropic, claude, supply chain risk

52.

Anthropic wins injunction against Trump administration over Defense Department saga (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-27 | by Lucas Ropek | get AI Ethics and Safety Book → | tags: anthropic, defense department, autonomous weapons

53.

Why the Pentagon loves Xbox controllers for laser weapons (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-26 | tags: pentagon, xbox controllers, laser weapons

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Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance (theverge.com)

2026-03-25 | by Lauren Feiner | tags: anthropic, congress, autonomous weapons

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Sen. Warren questions DOD about Anthropic blacklist that 'appears to be retaliation' (cnbc.com)

2026-03-23 | by Jennifer Elias | get AI Ethics and Policy Book → | tags: anthropic, department of defense, autonomous weapons

56.

The final switch: Goldsboro, 1961 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-21 | tags: nuclear weapons, los alamos, command and control

57.

Counter-Strike 2’s new reload system could upend the entire game (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-19 | get Counter-Strike Reload Kit → | tags: counter-strike 2, valve, reload system

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Counter-Strike 2's new reload system could upend the entire game (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-19 | get Counter-Strike Reload Kit → | tags: counter-strike 2, valve, reload system

59.

Will Trump deploy U.S. troops to Iran to seize uranium? (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-19 | tags: trump, iran, uranium

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Defense Department says Anthropic poses 'unacceptable risk' to national security (engadget.com)

2026-03-18 | get AI Safety and Security Book → | tags: anthropic, defense department, autonomous weapons